Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom speak with Drs. Andrea Thomaz, Vivian Chu, and Agata Rozga, the Executive Team of Diligent Robotics. Diligent Robotics recently launched Moxi, a robot designed to remove many of the tasks that healthcare workers need to do that take them away from actual patient care. And, Carla was the Design Lead on the Moxi project! 

Links:

• Diligent Robotics
• Moxi
• Andrea Thomaz, Ph.D.
• Vivian Chu, Ph.D.
• Agata Rozga, Ph.D.
• Big 5 Personality Model
• Rethink Robotics announcement
• Moxi on BBC
• Dr. Thomaz on RoboPsych Podcast Episode 18

Ep. 70 - Dr. Dan Formosa on Designing with Gender in Mind

Show Notes

In this episode, Carla and Tom speak with our friend and colleague Dr. Dan Formosa about considering gender differences when designing products and services. We hope you enjoy the show and invite your thoughts and comments at [email protected] or on Twitter @RoboPsychCom.

• Smart Design Website
• School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding Program
• RoboPsych Podcast Episode 68 on Gender and Robotics
• Article: "Robots Won't Take Over Because They Couldn't Care Less"
• Eliza chatbot
• Julie Carpenter, Ph.D.'s work on robots in the military
• Amazon.com Roomba purchaser comments
• 4B Collective website
• Attribution theory in psychology
• Don Norman: "Turn Signals are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles"
• "Cuteness" Wikipedia page
• Diligent Robotics website
• Description of Dan's Bluetooth World presentation
• Great British Bake Off Briony Williams
• Matilda effect

Ep. 69 - Turtle Rover robot with founder Szymon Dzwonczyk

Show Notes

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello talk about the Turtle Rover robot, it’s origins and uses with company founder Szymon Dzwonczyk. Turtle Rover is an open source hardware platform that gives makers a platform for creating robots to suit their specific needs.

Please send us your thoughts and comments [email protected] or contact us on Twitter @RoboPsychCom.

• TurtleRover Website
• Misty Robotics
• FIRST Robotics Competition
• University Robot Challenge
• Order a TurtleRover here

Ep. 68 - Women in AI and Robotics

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello talk about the opportunities for women in the AI/robotics field. Please send us your thoughts on this topic to [email protected] or contact us on Twitter @RoboPsychCom.

• Diligent Robotics
• Carla’s Fast Company article, "How Women Are Leading The Effort To Make Robots More Humane"
• Melonee Wise MIT Technology Review video
• Affectiva

Ep. 67 - Byron Reese, Author of The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom have a lively conversation with Byron Reese, Publisher of GigaOm and author of the must read, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity.

• The Fourth Age
• Byron Reese website
• GigaOm Website
• Byron's Job Automation Quiz
• Joseph Weizenbaum Wikipedia Page
• Cargo Cults
• Allen Institute Website
• Steven Pinker TED Talk

Ep. 66 - Brian Roemmele on the “voice first” revolution

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom speak with voice interaction pioneer Brian Roemmele about the implications of interacting with intelligent objects with our voices.

• Rene Ritchie's Vector Podcast - 1st Episode With Brian Roemmele
• 2nd Roemmele - Vector Podcast Episode on Google Duplex
• 3rd Roemmele - Vector Podcast Episode on Siri Shortcuts
• Clayton Christensen's Jobs To Be Done model
• Stanley Milgram's psychological experiments on obedience to authority
• Summary version of Brian's "voice first manifesto" using Mary Meeker 2016 State of the Web slides
• Viv development and purchase
• Myers-Briggs Type Inventory overview
• Destruction of the Library at Alexandria

Ep. 65 - Robots and Deception with Dr. Julie Carpenter

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom talk with former RoboPsych Podcast co-host Dr. Julie Carpenter about how AI and robots can deceive people, and how designers can prevent deception.

• Julie Carpenter’s webpage
• Wired article, quoting Julie, on "robots trying to pass as humans"
• Cobalt Robotics security robot
• Projective tests
• Carla's Tesla Auto-pilot Popular Science article
• Robot and Frank film
• Fitness for use
• Julie's UX Week speaking date

Ep. 64 - Designing Places For People Living With Robots

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom talk about the challenges of designing spaces for humans living and working with robots.

• Designing a child-friendly environment
• Designing a robot-friendly environment
• Boston Dynamics Spot robot opening a door
• Robot with flexible "fingers" could open a doorknob
• Moravec's Paradox
• Rodney Brooks' book Flesh and Machines
• Teaching Kids to "Play Nice" With Robots RoboPsych Podcast episode
• Wired: How to Design a Droid-Optimized Home
• Google Duplex demonstration
• Carla'a article - Double Vision: The Challenge of Creating a World For Both Robots and Humans
• Doors still need "user manuals": Push/Pull
• Apple employees walking into glass doors at Apple Park
• Carla's Guardian article on envisioning future of transportation
• National League of Cities Autonomous Vehicle Scenarios
• Debates about electric scooters in cities

Ep. 63 - Dr. Peter Asaro on Robots, Ethics, and the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots

Show Notes

This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello speak with Dr. Peter Asaro, Associate Professor of Media Studies at the New School in New York City. Dr. Asaro’s research currently focuses on the social, cultural, political, legal and ethical dimension of robotics and artificial intelligence.

• Peter Asaro’s webpage
• Peter’s co-lab course
• IEEE Ethical Research Standards Committee
• Karl Iagnemma MIT EmTech Presentation on autonomous vehicle safety
• Robert Caro's biography of Robert Moses, The Power Broker
• Campaign To Stop Killer Robots
• Teaching kids to "play nice" with robots - RoboPsych Podcast Ep. 60

Ep. 62 - Google Duplex

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom discuss the Google Duplex Assistant demo at Google I/O.

• Google I/O Duplex demonstration
• Google blog explaining Duplex technology
• Google answers questions about Duplex demo validity
• “The Most Human Human”
• Psychologist Gary Marcus on current AI and its prospects
• Second Google blog post on Duplex announcing that it's an AI
• AI-generated video
• RoboPsych Podcast: Humans Season 2, Episode 1
• "Humans" Season 3 Preview
• x.ai bot assistant
• Hiroshi Ishiguru
• “Sophia”
• Newly released male sex robot
• New Boston Dynamics “Spot” robot dog
• Phone recording regulations
• Contact us with questions or suggestions
• Google drops "Don't Be Evil" from corporate vision